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Covington Movie Tavern opens today; do you plan on checking it out? (poll)

Covington Movie Tavern

A patron checks out the box office at the Movie Tavern movie theater in Covington on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The eight-screen dine-in theater -- part of a chain owned by the New Orleans-based Southern Theatres -- is scheduled to open to the public on Thursday, July 31, giving the north shore its first cinema eatery. (Mike Scott, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)

The long-awaited Covington Movie Tavern opens its doors for business today (July 31), giving the north shore its first full-service, dine-in movie theater. Yesterday, we gave you a first look at the newly renovated facility, which takes over the space formerly occupied by the Holiday Square Cinema, shuttered since 2008.

But while local dignitaries had great things to say about the theater -- including Covington Mayor Mike Cooper, who declared it "the greatest thing since buttered popcorn" -- not everybody is on-board with the dine-in movie concept.

In reacting to our story on the new theater, NOLA.com commenter nolaman1961 wrote: "So you can order food while the movie is going on? And a waiter will bring it to you? And you're supposed to eat, in the dark, without disturbing the others around you? I thought texting during a movie was bad enough."

So what do you think of the region's newest movie theater? Do you plan on checking it out? Vote in our reader's poll. Also, feel free to sound off in the comments stream below.